December of 2017

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KD Builders and NST win volleyball championship

Volleyball

Dec 31, 2017 1 mins read 357 views
Putting waste to use

Plastic-made products

Dec 31, 2017 1 mins read 407 views
Former teacher to contest for NC

National Council

Dec 31, 2017 1 mins read 396 views
Curbing substance use problem from the source

Bhutan Narcotic Control Authority (BNCA)

Dec 31, 2017 3 mins read 342 views
Startups lack platform to showcase products

Letter to the editor

Dec 31, 2017 1 mins read 332 views
The burden of farming

Editorial

Dec 31, 2017 2 mins read 402 views
ACC to auction confiscated goods

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC )

Dec 31, 2017 3 mins read 407 views
Foreign ministry to be relocated in 12th Plan

MPs' office

Dec 31, 2017 2 mins read 382 views
Local industries suffer post GST

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Dec 31, 2017 4 mins read 420 views
Return of the Sun

Festival

Dec 31, 2017 0 mins read 376 views
Home for the downtrodden

k2

Dec 29, 2017 3 mins read 368 views
Bhutan ecological society

k2

Dec 29, 2017 2 mins read 330 views
Pel Drukdraling Foundation

k2

Dec 29, 2017 0 mins read 386 views
Gyalyum Charitable Trust

k2

Dec 29, 2017 0 mins read 381 views
For development of sports

k2

Dec 29, 2017 2 mins read 415 views
For professional development of journalism

k2

Dec 29, 2017 2 mins read 340 views
BARC for animal welfare

k2

Dec 29, 2017 2 mins read 368 views
Vajrayana

k2

Dec 29, 2017 4 mins read 370 views
Fitness and performance

k2

Dec 29, 2017 1 mins read 0 views
A focal point for the hospitality industry

k2

Dec 29, 2017 3 mins read 339 views
Lawyer aspires to become lawmaker

National Council

Dec 29, 2017 2 mins read 351 views
Tests confirm E.Coli presence in Wangchhu

Health diseases

Dec 29, 2017 1 mins read 380 views
Illumination Dorokha.

Perspective

Dec 29, 2017 3 mins read 341 views
Dzongpon Kunzang Thinley and the Raven Crown

Perspective

Dec 29, 2017 6 mins read 352 views
Carbide gas cylinder explosion raises safety concerns

Explosion

Dec 29, 2017 1 mins read 364 views
Recitation observes Zhabdrung's birth anniversary

Religion

Dec 29, 2017 1 mins read 346 views
Man get nine years for impregnating minor

Crime

Dec 29, 2017 1 mins read 363 views
Bhutan signs UN's Rapid Deployment Level agreement

Rapid Deployment Level (RDL)

Dec 29, 2017 2 mins read 353 views
For a harmonious democratic society

Letter to the editor

Dec 29, 2017 1 mins read 340 views
Mental healthcare must go nationwide

Editorial

Dec 29, 2017 2 mins read 345 views
407 Tsirang farmers await agro-cooperative loan

Loan

Dec 29, 2017 3 mins read 357 views
Thromde to reconstruct damaged road in Babesa

Road

Dec 29, 2017 2 mins read 326 views
Multidimensional poverty halved, but highest among children

National Statistics Bureau (NSB)

Dec 29, 2017 3 mins read 419 views
Haa opens as schools in villages close

Schools

Dec 29, 2017 6 mins read 383 views
Oath taking ceremony

Oath taking ceremony

Dec 29, 2017 0 mins read 0 views
Camp Raven, engaging the young meaningfully

Camp

Dec 28, 2017 2 mins read 343 views
Monastic community engaged to address social issues

Training

Dec 28, 2017 1 mins read 353 views
Opposition Leader visits Tsirang

Visits

Dec 28, 2017 2 mins read 357 views
Former IT officer to contest for NC from Gelephu

National Council

Dec 28, 2017 1 mins read 364 views
MoWHS to blacktop Baylangdra feeder road

Road

Dec 28, 2017 1 mins read 318 views
Education must cultivate happiness

Letter to the editor

Dec 28, 2017 1 mins read 374 views
Powers of the empowered

Editorial

Dec 28, 2017 2 mins read 338 views
Poverty incidence decreases in agriculture sector

Poverty

Dec 28, 2017 1 mins read 347 views
A society for sustainable tourism

Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB)

Dec 28, 2017 2 mins read 369 views
Investigation on-going in retired colonel's death

Investigation

Dec 28, 2017 1 mins read 403 views
Undercutting is illegal but mostly hearsay: PM

Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB)

Dec 28, 2017 3 mins read 331 views
Road construction already monitored, says minister

Road

Dec 28, 2017 3 mins read 302 views
National football team selection

Football

Dec 28, 2017 0 mins read 354 views
"Participants would hesitate to raise issues in the presence of media" - PM

Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay

Dec 27, 2017 1 mins read 300 views
Transportation hampers milk supply to dairy plant

Dairy

Dec 27, 2017 3 mins read 314 views
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MPs push for long-term support to strengthen highland communities

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Finance ministry reassesses industry protection to curb construction costs

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ICIMOD honours three champions of cryosphere and rangeland reform

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NC ratifies BIMSTEC Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

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Restore Bhutan begins landscape revival across forest, farms, and urban areas

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MoENR to compensate landowners affected by power transmission lines

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Dec 11, 2025 3 mins read 1,686 views
Police launch internal investigation into alleged custodial death

The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has launched an internal investigation into the alleged custodial death of 33-year-old Bir...

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Regulatory reforms must be matched with a mindset shift

The government’s commitment to address regulatory barriers that have choked business growth deserves recognition and support. For many years, the private sector has been touted as the “engine of growth”. Yet, unsurprisingly, somehow this engine has failed to ignite.

Nov 28, 2025 2 mins read 806 views
The classic egg and chicken situation

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Internalising our deeper values

The return of the Buddha’s sacred Piprahwa relics to India yesterday was more than a ceremonial farewell. It was a lesson in how nations should conduct themselves at a time when the world seems determined to spira...

Nov 26, 2025 2 mins read 627 views
Leveraging our carbon-negative status

Bhutan’s environmental stewardship, which has resulted in the country's rich biodiversity, is finally translating into concrete economic gains. The first-of-its-kind carbon credit agreement with Singapore allows Bhutan to monetise...

Nov 25, 2025 2 mins read 850 views
Solving the crisis before it deepens

The exodus of qualified and seasoned health professionals and its impact on the quality of services is an issue of national importance. In the last five years, 936 trained health professionals left the sector. The current crisis...

Nov 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,219 views
The hydropower vision is crystal clear

The potential is vast, the scope is immense, and the market is as monumental as the Himalayas. As Bhutan and India explore new, sustainable ways to harness hydropower, the opportunity for transformative growth has never been clearer.

Nov 22, 2025 2 mins read 780 views
The BEAST Bhutan needs

While we continue to prioritise sports development in the country, our presence in international competitions so far has been defined more by participation than performance. Our small te...

Nov 21, 2025 2 mins read 830 views
A hard, but not a new question

We are producing what can be called our most educated generation, but are offering them some of the most limited and least secure forms of employment. This mismatch is not an emerging concern; it has become a s...

Nov 20, 2025 2 mins read 915 views
A gift to farmers

If the past week was one of festivals and celebrations, Bhutan's farmers received a precious gift with the launch of the National Crop and Livestock Insurance Scheme on No...

Nov 19, 2025 2 mins read 645 views
Restoring the wing that was lost

The sacred ceremony happening at Tshaligoenba in Thimphu this week carries a weight far older than the moment itself. When more than 260 nuns from 14 countries are receiving full ordination, they are not simply enter...

Nov 18, 2025 2 mins read 882 views
Lessons we dare not forget

The words shared by His Majesty the King on the 70th birth anniversary of Drukgyal Zhipa were more than a son’s remembra...

Nov 13, 2025 2 mins read 1,289 views
Epitome of friendship

The visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bhutan yesterday is a testament to the enduring and profound friendship bet...

Nov 12, 2025 2 mins read 742 views
Honouring the legacy of the Great Fourth

The story of His Majesty the Fourth King is an extraordinary one in our history. At 16, His Majesty became King, followi...

Nov 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,360 views
The urgency of civil service transformation

none existed, electrified homes, and carried the nation through crises, including the recent Covid-19 pandemic. These ac...

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Should we control social media?

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Recents

The true measure of public service

The civil service is the backbone of our nation’s development. From remote gewogs to the capital, civil servants have played a key role in keeping the government running and serving citizens every day. The Royal Civil Service Award has been instituted to honour the long and faithful service of civil servants, not only in terms of longevity but also quality and impact upon the lives of citizens.

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When the yaks died in Merak

A warming winter, shifting migrations, and unknown illnesses swept through Merak last year, killing hundreds of yaks, zo, and zomu, leaving this semi-nomadic community fighting for its future.

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